March 19, 2012 3:40am EDTMarch 18, 2012 5:41pm EDTOne of the biggest dominoes in the NFL’s free-agent game falls as quarterback Matt Flynn agrees to a three-year contract with the Seahawks. He leaves the Packers and spurns the Dolphins.

Staff report

Published on Mar. 18, 2012 | Updated on Mar. 19, 2012

Mar. 18, 2012

One of the biggest dominoes in the NFL’s free-agent game fell Sunday when quarterback Matt Flynn agreed to a three-year contract with the Seattle Seahawks.

Flynn will receive $10 million guaranteed, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The contract is worth up to between $24 million and $26 million overall, Schefter and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel report.

Seattle snagged Flynn after visiting with the former Green Bay Packers backup this weekend. This will be Flynn’s first opportunity at being a full-time starter.

Flynn’s move west leaves one of his other suitors, the Miami Dolphins, scrambling to the fill its quarterback position. Miami fell out of the bidding for Peyton Manning last week, and on Sunday team officials met with free agent Alex Smith, who was expected to return to the San Francisco 49ers until the Niners began courting Manning.

Flynn, 26, has attempted 132 career passes in four seasons as Aaron Rodgers’ caddie, completing 82 (62.1 percent). In Seattle, he likely will replace Tarvaris Jackson as the starter.